There wasn’t one yet.
Had one of the worst days of my life yesterday.
But I have TAFE tomorrow, I can do this.
Daily discussion. 24 July 2024
Submitted 3 months ago by dumblederp@aussie.zone to melbourne@aussie.zone
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StudChud@aussie.zone 3 months ago
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 3 months ago
oh no, hugs.
is there anything we can do? more hugs?
Eagle@aussie.zone 3 months ago
You can. ❤️🩹
anotherspringchicken@aussie.zone 3 months ago
Hang in there, and hugs
Gibsonisafluffybutt@aussie.zone 3 months ago
You got this! I belive in you :)
Force_majeure123@aussie.zone 3 months ago
Oh no 😔 happy for you to vent to me if you want
Gibsonisafluffybutt@aussie.zone 3 months ago
Got assigned my first client today! Also a title change. Now service delivery manager. Fancy title same job as before.
Otherwise there’s a lot to take in! It’s only day 2 so expectations aren’t high, but still. I want to be picking this all up quickly so I can to the actual job.
just_kitten@aussie.zone 3 months ago
Enough with the wind already, I’m sleepin’ here! I’M SLEEPIN’ HEEYA!
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 3 months ago
have you tried beano?
Marsupial@quokk.au 3 months ago
Bloody AusPost left my parcel up a fucking tree.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 3 months ago
Can quokkas even climb trees? 🤔
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone 3 months ago
I guess the hard part is getting back down.
imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone 3 months ago
In a tentative sign that I might finally be kicking this stupid cold/flu/whatever, I just had to stop work and make emergency pikelets. I haven’t felt like eating anything for a week so this is good.
…my garmin watch did give me a heartrate warning while I was doing it so I think a couple more days on go slow is a good idea
just_kitten@aussie.zone 3 months ago
It’s always a really good feeling when your appetite returns! Definitely sounds good to ease yourself back in though
RustyRaven@aussie.zone 3 months ago
The new sewing machine inspired me to finish a simple job I’ve been putting off for ages - I have sewn a zipper into a cardigan my Mum knitted for me ages ago. The machine sews beautifully, I’m very pleased with it.
wscholermann@aussie.zone 3 months ago
If you commit murder in a senseless, vicious and unprovoked attack, I don’t care that you were only 16. You need to be locked up for life, for the safety of society if nothing else.
TinyBreak@aussie.zone 3 months ago
gang violence should carry an automatic sentence. You wanna act the teenage dickhead you get treated like a teenage dickhead. Where the fuck are the parents in all this? Lock them up too. jeez I sound old.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 3 months ago
I too wondered about the parents.
either they are to blame or they have been victimised as well
Baku@aussie.zone 3 months ago
What’s this about?
just_kitten@aussie.zone 3 months ago
Yay: I didn’t lose my expensive but very good fingerless gloves, they’re at the doctor’s!
Nay: now I have to drive there and back. Meh. At least I’m not as incapacitated as the last two days. I really need those gloves though!
Also, reading that thread on the escaped cow in South Yarra on the other site, I have had that song in my head all morning. We will fight for, bovine freedom…
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 3 months ago
They came with a needle to stick in his thigh, he kicked for the groin, he pissed in their eye. Cow well hung.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 3 months ago
gloves are good
melbaboutown@aussie.zone 3 months ago
I’m sorry to have concerned anyone yesterday.
TW medical
I’m making every effort to take care of my health, have been involving advocates and have shown up to the ER repeatedly. Unfortunately medical care for rare or chronic illnesses involves a lot of barriers, jumping through hoops and waiting. I have been seeking help and answers for a very long time. I have been seeing specialists and have recently had to change hospitals because I wasn’t getting anywhere with the previous ones and they don’t perform the procedure I now need. I’m currently being handballed between a private specialist and a public system that is dragging its feet. Even if I convince this doctor and pay out of pocket the earliest I could see him is September. I will also continue to attend ER to build a relationship with the new hospital and try to expedite things further. (I have an existing referral to their specialists that has already been expedited but I could still be waiting a while.) I will continue to do my best to get the treatment but it’s likely to be an ongoing struggle and I’m not 100% sure that I will get it soon enough. Horrible subject. Normally I don’t talk about it. The only reason I even posted is that I wanted to warn you guys and give you ample time to adjust to the idea if by some chance I don’t make it.
Thornburywitch@aussie.zone 3 months ago
Thanks for the update - I think we were all a bit concerned. If this eases your mind, I’m fairly sure someone here (might even be me) will take care of Melbcat if needed in a hurry and you don’t have time to set up a preferred option. I don’t have a cat at present, so can offer no charge care in my home which is cat proofed in anticipation of getting a cat in the near future.
melbaboutown@aussie.zone 3 months ago
Thanks so much.
I’m stressed about it but if worst comes to worst I’m speaking with a support worker about taking Melbcat. With luck it won’t happen but I’ll get my ducks in a row.
Gibsonisafluffybutt@aussie.zone 3 months ago
I’m sorry you’re going through such a hard time. I hope that between the private specialist and public system can at least offer support for you 🙏
oztrin@aussie.zone 3 months ago
Sky pretty.
tone212_@aussie.zone 3 months ago
So pretty! Best sunset in a while.
bull@aussie.zone 3 months ago
Seeing Deadpool & Wolverine tonight in the first preview screening woooo letsgoooooooooooo
I’ve avoided all trailers since the first teaser so I’m looking forward to being surprised
danwritesbooks@aussie.zone 3 months ago
I’m gonna try go see it tonight at my local theatre. And same, avoided all since the first trailer/teaser.
Catfish@aussie.zone 3 months ago
Good choice. The trailer I saw appeared to half the movie.
TinyBreak@aussie.zone 3 months ago
Right? insane how much they were giving away even in the first trailer!
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 3 months ago
ta da, got the last 50 tacks out of the chair seat frame, special gloves helped 👍 🤗
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone 3 months ago
I feel like I’m stuck in waiting mode in life right now. Next year is very up in the air - if I get a job, will I be able to return to study? Etc.
Trying to focus on the present.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 3 months ago
make this a time to learn and heal and create
lots of hugs 🤗🤗🤗
Duenan@aussie.zone 3 months ago
I mentioned earlier that I had a video of myself play Beat Saber.
I’ve uploaded it if you want to have a look.
Song is Believer from Imagine Dragons
This was done some time ago. I really need to get back into it as it’s lots of fun.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 3 months ago
That looks like terrific fun.
Duenan@aussie.zone 3 months ago
It’s very fun, more so with songs that I enjoy.
TinyBreak@aussie.zone 3 months ago
anyone else getting vibes of summer out there? dont get me wrong, Im still in a hoodie with the heater on, but something about the light or the atmosphere has shifted in the last couple of days.
imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone 3 months ago
Its the north wind I reckon - that’s spring “you can have a warmer day but it’ll come with 100kmh gusts”
wscholermann@aussie.zone 3 months ago
All I felt today was ice cold wind that cuts through you like a knife
MeanElevator@aussie.zone 3 months ago
The sun feels like early spring sun, instead of winter sun. I can’t explain why, but it does.
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone 3 months ago
Maybe the stillness of the air pre-wind? Not sure, but the sunset was definitely early spring like.
just_kitten@aussie.zone 3 months ago
Not at all with this wind. But yeah that biting-ness has temporarily lifted. I’m sure it’ll be back
Nath@aussie.zone 3 months ago
Hahaha you say that like you won’t still be wearing a hoodie in December!
Duenan@aussie.zone 3 months ago
Not at all after being out in the wind this afternoon.
Baku@aussie.zone 3 months ago
Today marks my 1 year anniversary of living in lead tenant. It sure feels like it’s been longer than a year.
It’s an odd feeling. Overall, my life is definitely better now than it was this time 1 year and 6 months ago, but with everything that’s happened recently, it’s difficult to say that I’m still happy here. It’s difficult to think back on how good, and how happy I was a month after moving in to now when I wake up in a panic at 2 in the morning thinking I’ve heard something, and barricade my door at night time.
Thornburywitch@aussie.zone 3 months ago
Baku, I think I speak for a lot us when I say how impressed I am with your maturity and common sense. Things have been hard for you recently, and this will take some time to adjust to. Waking up at 2 am thinking we’ve heard something happens to us all, I think though for most of us its just possums or rats or a piece of household equipment falling over (thank you cats). You are being exceptionally mature about this, especially since the threat is probably still quite real.
Baku@aussie.zone 3 months ago
Thank you TW. The nosies thing has happened before, but it’s affecting me a lot more now because I’m pretty sure it’s all in my head
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 3 months ago
so many many hugs
the effects of loss of peace of mind is not to be under estimated
Baku@aussie.zone 3 months ago
Thanks Goonsy. I’ve been through this all before at the last place, multiple times, so it makes it a little easier to know what to do, but it never gets any easier to cope with
RustyRaven@aussie.zone 3 months ago
Pakige was not at my local post office. I didn’t even look before I drove there, but it was actually at a business centre so I had an impromptu drive to Bayswater to collect it. While I was out I took the opportunity to top up the petrol tank at a station which is still at 177c instead of 219c which most of them have jumped to.
Pakige was worth the drive - I now have a new-to-me sewing machine. It appears to be barely used and in full working order, including the all important automatic needle threading which I really struggle to do myself now that my eyesight is getting dodgy.
Catfish@aussie.zone 3 months ago
Blargh. This is not the hour for cleaning of the cat trays. But my brain is dumb.
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone 3 months ago
Here’s a new one.
Bought a pizza from leos in kew and it had a bolt in it.
Very lucky I didn’t bite down too hard.
Don’t really care if it’s a hair, or half a rat but a bolt would be an expensive fix if that went wrong.
just_kitten@aussie.zone 3 months ago
That would’ve been an expensive bolt, too… surprised you didn’t make your own pizza
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone 3 months ago
I think I’ll do that from now on for a bit.
Being lazy is dangerous :(
Baku@aussie.zone 3 months ago
I spent a few hours trying to tidy up outside today. I was planning on doing gardening, but ended up deciding to sweep the patio and pavement instead. It was still kind of calming though. I could spend a month straight sweeping it and there’d still be more to do, but at the same time I can still see I’m making actual progress. It was soothing.
I really need to tackle the mess I’ve created inside. It’s been hard to get started, because I also have to clean up the mess the last kid left. The program manager cleaned most of the obvious stuff before I got back, but there was a bunch she didn’t notice. Stains in my fridge. Dirty plates in the cupboard. Random phlegm in a cup. Etc. He also went through my cupboard and stole or fucked with a lot of my food, and tipped flower and sugar all through my cupboard, which is on me to clean up too.
It feels so violating having people go through my stuff. I noticed clothes that I had in a bag tipped out, and my paperwork box rifled through, a few empty boxes I kept had been pulled apart and torn up. It makes me feel so violated and upset. I wonder if he did that specifically to make me as upset and cause as much damage as possible. They make us fill in these fucking stupid all about me things where you have to list your likes and dislikes. I listed one of my dislikes as people going through my things or entering my space without permission. Not going to make that mistake again, that’s for sure
Taleya@aussie.zone 3 months ago
why is it I cannot purchase clawed feet to put on my furniture as I wish. Surely mankind has progressed to this point.
Force_majeure123@aussie.zone 3 months ago
Soooo still haven’t heard back… Vegan nning to feel uncomfortable
TinyBreak@aussie.zone 3 months ago
anyone else get a kick out of doing random tasks without their partner knowing and then seeing how long it takes them to notice? (if at all). Usually bigger jobs have to be scheduled between us with the toddler and all, but today I used my lunch break to do the lawn and i’m giddy with the prospect of her looking at it like a weeks time and going “wait… when the heck do you do that?!”
Eagle@aussie.zone 3 months ago
Pet dilemma. I’ve bought 2 new cat trees online, because 3 cats/1 tree not good. One is ready for pick up and it’s for the youngest flufflebum. He likes to sit in the area between the kitchen and the dining table so he can watch me and speak snugs in. Its a small hut thing with a bed up on a platform. Do I set it up now or wait until the second one arrives for the spicy cat so it’s equal?
Gibsonisafluffybutt@aussie.zone 3 months ago
Goodnight everyone ❤️
bacon@aussie.zone 3 months ago
i’ve had multiple people telling me i have an australian accent
Catfish@aussie.zone 3 months ago
Reasons why I stay when I despise my manager. Related job posted today: 6 grand less, talking to public, oversee whole other branch of stuff, look after kids… and have a qualification that does not teach the most relevant skill. Fuck off.
Baku@aussie.zone 3 months ago
I dropped my phone quite harshly last night, and this morning I noticed I’ve finally shattered the screen protector. I got this phone on September 5th, but I didn’t even use it until like the 7th or 8th because I was too scared of breaking it. Also, it’s a glass backed phone, so it slid off my nightstand because apparently it’s on a very, very, slight slant.
I took my phone in its box to one of those case shops in the middle of Watergardens shopping centre and asked the lady what the best case she had was. I wanted something durable that comes up ABOVE the screen, not just sits flush, and doesn’t pop off easily like those cheap shitty eBay cases. She brought out about a dozen before I found one that actually had a decent clearance above the screen and looked sturdy. She had to order it in, and she sent me a message when it was ready to come pick it up. I picked it up and couldn’t figure out how to put it on. Apparently sliding it in doesn’t work. I took it to the phone last and asked her how to put it on, and apparently my case actually has 3 different components: a plastic back, a plastic front frame, and a rubber grippy thing that goes all the way around it.
She also put the screen protector on for me, and managed to do it well, properly lines up, and with no bubbles. I think I might actually take it back to her so she can replace it. I know I could save 10 bucks by doing it myself, but she did it faster and better than I can, and it stayed attached to the screen longer than when I do it (I’m not sure whether that’s a case of a higher quality screen protector/adhesive, or just a case of me not pressing firmly enough)
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone 3 months ago
Had a dream last night that my dog’s “battery cover” fell off and the batteries felt out of him. This morning as I woke up, I asked my mum where the batteries were and she was like 🫨
Gibsonisafluffybutt@aussie.zone 3 months ago
I forgot to mention, they are paying for 2 monitors, a dock and a keyboard and mouse and will have them couriered to my house so I can work from home.
That’s fucking crazy lol
Force_majeure123@aussie.zone 3 months ago
Hoping today I get my call 🤞
Gibsonisafluffybutt@aussie.zone 3 months ago
Fingers crossed mate!
just_kitten@aussie.zone 3 months ago
Preparing to break out the sardines for you… 🤞
Duenan@aussie.zone 3 months ago
Hoping to celebrate with lots of smoked fish?
Duenan@aussie.zone 3 months ago
Oh wow, so how often do you need to work at home and go into the office for? Does it suit you?
Gibsonisafluffybutt@aussie.zone 3 months ago
Im in office 3 days which is fair I reckon.
Pretty standard these days.
just_kitten@aussie.zone 3 months ago
That should be the bare minimum for a job that actively supports WFH. It’s a small expense for them to keep you working even if you’re sick, for example ;) Nice one getting the dock paid for, they’re so expensive and the cheap ones really can be useless